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Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults

This study reports the techniques used by gymnasts to perform the Hecht vault and compares them with techniques used for the handspring somersault vault (Takei and Kim, 1990). Data were obtained on 27 elite gymnasts performing the Hecht vault at the 1993 Canadian National Championships using two-dim...

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Main Authors: Fred Yeadon, Mark King, E.J. Sprigings
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Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/8067
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author Fred Yeadon
Mark King
E.J. Sprigings
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Mark King
E.J. Sprigings
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description This study reports the techniques used by gymnasts to perform the Hecht vault and compares them with techniques used for the handspring somersault vault (Takei and Kim, 1990). Data were obtained on 27 elite gymnasts performing the Hecht vault at the 1993 Canadian National Championships using two-dimensional video analysis with the Direct Linear Transformation (DLT) technique. The maximum height reached by the mass centre during postflight was significantly correlated (p < 0.001) with the vertical velocity of the mass centre and the body angle at horse contact. The backwards rotation of the body was significantly correlated (p = 0.002) with the shoulder angle at horse contact. The competition score was significantly correlated (p = 0.031) with the body angle at horse contact and the maximum height of the mass centre during postflight. For the Hecht vault the gymnasts had longer, lower and faster preflights with slower rotation at horse contact compared with the handspring somersault vaults.
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spelling rr-article-96251781998-01-01T00:00:00Z Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults Fred Yeadon (1257390) Mark King (1258182) E.J. Sprigings (7241930) Other health sciences not elsewhere classified Gymnastics Sports biomechanics Vaulting Video analysis Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified This study reports the techniques used by gymnasts to perform the Hecht vault and compares them with techniques used for the handspring somersault vault (Takei and Kim, 1990). Data were obtained on 27 elite gymnasts performing the Hecht vault at the 1993 Canadian National Championships using two-dimensional video analysis with the Direct Linear Transformation (DLT) technique. The maximum height reached by the mass centre during postflight was significantly correlated (p < 0.001) with the vertical velocity of the mass centre and the body angle at horse contact. The backwards rotation of the body was significantly correlated (p = 0.002) with the shoulder angle at horse contact. The competition score was significantly correlated (p = 0.031) with the body angle at horse contact and the maximum height of the mass centre during postflight. For the Hecht vault the gymnasts had longer, lower and faster preflights with slower rotation at horse contact compared with the handspring somersault vaults. 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/8067 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Pre-flight_characteristics_of_Hecht_vaults/9625178 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Gymnastics
Sports biomechanics
Vaulting
Video analysis
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Fred Yeadon
Mark King
E.J. Sprigings
Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults
title Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults
title_full Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults
title_fullStr Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults
title_full_unstemmed Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults
title_short Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht vaults
title_sort pre-flight characteristics of hecht vaults
topic Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Gymnastics
Sports biomechanics
Vaulting
Video analysis
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/8067